WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:26.680 presenting Mr. Keen tracer of lost persons a new weekly feature on NBC's 00:26.680 --> 00:31.360 All-Star Festival of mystery comedy music and drama brought to you by 00:31.360 --> 00:36.880 Chesterfield always milder better tasting cooler smoking plus no unpleasant 00:36.880 --> 00:41.880 aftertaste by Aniston for fast relief from pain of headache neuritis and 00:41.880 --> 00:47.440 neuralgia and by RCA Victor world leader in radio first in recorded music and 00:47.440 --> 01:00.240 first in television 01:00.240 --> 01:05.600 and now here's Bing Crosby with a word about vacations Oh Ken when you mention 01:05.600 --> 01:09.680 vacations it brings a tear to me I and a lump in my throat poor uncle Herbert 01:09.680 --> 01:13.200 well what happened to your uncle Herbert uncle Herbert loves to fish so on his 01:13.200 --> 01:16.960 vacation he hide himself off all alone to a secluded spot way back in the woods 01:16.960 --> 01:22.360 poor uncle Herbert he forgot his fishing pole he forgot his Chesterfields so 01:22.360 --> 01:24.800 friends take a tip from me whether you're packing to take off for the 01:24.800 --> 01:29.080 weekend or for that long anticipated vacation pack a couple of cartons of 01:29.080 --> 01:32.920 those milder Chesterfield when you take off on a trip like that you like to go 01:32.920 --> 01:36.120 where you want and do what you want so take along the cigarette that gives you 01:36.120 --> 01:41.400 what you want Chesterfield Chesterfield gives you its famous ABC's always milder 01:41.400 --> 01:46.440 better tasting cooler smoking plus no unpleasant aftertaste yep the country's 01:46.440 --> 01:50.600 first and only cigarette taste panel reported of all brands tested only 01:50.600 --> 01:55.000 Chesterfield leaves no unpleasant aftertaste vacation time anytime take 01:55.000 --> 01:57.920 Chesterfield with you 02:04.880 --> 02:11.120 now mr. key tracer of lost person one of the most famous characters of American 02:11.120 --> 02:15.720 fiction in one of radio's most thrilling dramas tonight the famous old 02:15.720 --> 02:23.240 investigators case is entitled the abandoned well murder case our scene is 02:23.240 --> 02:28.560 a deserted farm about 60 miles from New York it's almost dusk and the middle-aged 02:28.560 --> 02:33.520 well-dressed man with iron gray hair paces back and forth near an abandoned 02:33.520 --> 02:37.920 well with mounting annoyance he glances toward the overgrown shrubbery that 02:37.920 --> 02:44.480 surrounds the well I'm found it it must be almost 730 I don't like to be kept 02:44.480 --> 02:54.320 waiting what the devil can be who's that is that you what it's about time you 02:54.320 --> 03:17.640 you what are you doing with that gun are you crazy no no don't shoot here mr. 03:17.640 --> 03:23.400 Kena them papers on the Brennan case all ready to file and mark closed yes Mike 03:23.400 --> 03:28.560 that was a difficult case now perhaps it's time you and I took a few days 03:28.560 --> 03:37.440 vacation the fishing trip or can I help you ma'am are you mr. Keane no I'm his 03:37.440 --> 03:42.840 partner Mike Clancy oh please I must see mr. Keane at once I didn't phone for an 03:42.840 --> 03:48.000 appointment well now who are you ma'am I'm mrs. crane mrs. Rachel crane well this 03:48.000 --> 03:53.320 is mr. Keane right here and how do you do mrs. crane oh mr. Kena I'm so upset 03:53.320 --> 03:59.120 so frightened please sit down and tell me what's the trouble thank you mr. Keene 03:59.120 --> 04:05.200 my employer Henry Kellogg has been murdered your employer yes sir I'm his 04:05.200 --> 04:09.760 housekeeper at Hillview that's mr. Kellogg the state about 60 miles from 04:09.760 --> 04:15.680 here ten years ago he took me and my little daughter into his home and gave 04:15.680 --> 04:21.520 me a position as his housekeeper no one could have been more kind more most 04:21.520 --> 04:26.960 sympathetic try to compose yourself mrs. crane and go on with your story well 04:26.960 --> 04:31.840 mr. Keene the night before last mr. Kellogg left the house for his evening 04:31.840 --> 04:36.820 walk when he didn't return by midnight I became worried and called the local 04:36.820 --> 04:42.640 police yesterday afternoon they they found mr. Kellogg's body at the bottom 04:42.640 --> 04:48.160 of an abandoned well on the farm next to ours he been shot through the heart 04:48.160 --> 04:52.160 since preservice you mean he'd been murdered and his body dumped into the 04:52.160 --> 04:57.840 well yes mr. Clancy oh it was a horrible thing mrs. crane I assume the local 04:57.840 --> 05:02.960 police are investigating the murder so why have you come to me because mr. 05:02.960 --> 05:07.880 Keene unless you can help me they'll probably arrest me for Henry Kellogg's 05:07.880 --> 05:13.380 murder why do you say that because because I happen to know that he was 05:13.380 --> 05:19.480 leaving me $20,000 in his will after all I've been working for him for ten years 05:19.480 --> 05:25.200 but last week he told someone in town that he was discharging me discharging 05:25.200 --> 05:30.960 you after ten years of service as his housekeeper what was the reason well I 05:30.960 --> 05:36.960 can't imagine mr. Keene had you ever had a disagreement or a serious quarrel of 05:36.960 --> 05:41.800 any kind with mr. Kellogg no no nothing like that did he tell you he was going 05:41.800 --> 05:48.680 to discharge you no but he was a man of impulse of sudden whims mr. Keene you 05:48.680 --> 05:53.480 can see this puts me in a frightening position the police will think I knew I 05:53.480 --> 05:58.080 was being discharged and I murdered poor mr. Kellogg before he had a chance to 05:58.080 --> 06:03.120 change his will well a $20,000 inheritance could be a motive for 06:03.120 --> 06:08.320 committing murder and another thing the police found that the bullet that killed 06:08.320 --> 06:13.600 mr. Kellogg was from a gun he kept on the estate a gun which any member of his 06:13.600 --> 06:19.320 household might have gotten hold of I see mrs. Crane who else lives there on the 06:19.320 --> 06:25.120 estate just myself and my daughter Doris she's a young woman now she's 21 years 06:25.120 --> 06:30.040 old mr. Kellogg has no close relatives well he has a nephew Paul Kellogg who 06:30.040 --> 06:35.200 lives here in New York the police tried to reach him but there was no answer at 06:35.200 --> 06:40.720 his apartment I imagine he's at his cabin on Crystal Lake mrs. Crane do you 06:40.720 --> 06:44.320 know if the nephew Paul Kellogg will inherit the bulk of Henry Kellogg's 06:44.320 --> 06:49.520 fortune why no mr. Kellogg told me once that he intended to leave everything to 06:49.520 --> 06:56.360 charity everything that is except his bequest of $20,000 to you well yes mr. 06:56.360 --> 07:02.080 Keene and that's why I came to you I beg you to find the real murderer so I can 07:02.080 --> 07:06.760 clear myself tell me is there anyone else who might have had reason to murder your 07:06.760 --> 07:13.880 employer anyone who hated him possibly why yes mrs. Crane there's Jasper Gibbs 07:13.880 --> 07:19.320 he's an eccentric old man who used to own the farm next to mr. Kellogg's estate 07:19.320 --> 07:25.520 two weeks ago mr. Kellogg foreclosed a mortgage on Jasper Gibbs place Jasper 07:25.520 --> 07:29.960 made all kinds of wild threats to get revenge indeed oh but no one takes 07:29.960 --> 07:34.720 Jasper seriously he's a harmless old crackpot well we'll know more about that 07:34.720 --> 07:39.120 after Mike Clancy and I have talked to him oh Mr. Keene and you will help me I 07:39.120 --> 07:44.520 swear to you I had nothing to do with mr. Kellogg's murder what I always 07:44.520 --> 07:48.840 admired him and I was grateful for his kindness to me and my daughter Doris 07:48.840 --> 07:52.800 Mike and I will be ready to drive you to the murdered man's home within the hour 07:52.800 --> 07:58.160 mrs. Crane I have a feeling that if we to find Henry Kellogg's murderer there isn't 07:58.160 --> 08:01.040 a moment to lose 08:11.560 --> 08:21.640 here we are mr. Keene mr. Clancy this is mr. Kellogg's home well sure it's a 08:21.640 --> 08:28.040 mighty elegant place boss a real country estate yes Mike one would think it would 08:28.040 --> 08:32.240 require a staff of servants to run it mr. Kellogg didn't like a lot of people 08:32.240 --> 08:38.040 around he what is it mrs. Crane with that car in the driveway it's mr. Paul's 08:38.040 --> 08:43.320 roadster you mean Henry Kellogg's nephew yes sir oh there you are mrs. Crane 08:43.320 --> 08:48.320 well mr. Paul I didn't know you were here I was up at my lake cabin I got 08:48.320 --> 08:51.560 back to New York this morning and the police phoned and told me uncle Henry 08:51.560 --> 08:55.920 had been murdered who are these gentlemen mrs. Crane it's mr. Keene and 08:55.920 --> 09:01.280 mr. Clancy the private investigators mr. Keene this is mr. Kellogg's nephew Paul 09:01.280 --> 09:05.400 mr. Keene I've often heard of you how do you do mr. Kellogg glad to meet you young 09:05.400 --> 09:12.880 fella please come into the house gentlemen this whole thing is shocking 09:12.880 --> 09:16.960 but mrs. Crane I had no idea that you'd gone into the city to bring mr. Keene 09:16.960 --> 09:22.680 into the case Doris didn't tell me my daughter didn't know now mr. Keene if you 09:22.680 --> 09:27.120 would all excuse me I want to put away my things and see where Doris is and 09:27.120 --> 09:32.240 certainly mrs. Crane mr. Kellogg you see you just arrived here at your uncle's 09:32.240 --> 09:38.100 home about five minutes ago mr. Keene so mrs. Crane the housekeeper has asked your 09:38.100 --> 09:42.680 help in solving uncle Henry's murder I suppose she's very worried the situation 09:42.680 --> 09:46.560 being what it is just what do you mean by that mr. Kellogg well look at the 09:46.560 --> 09:50.160 spot she's in after that quarrel with uncle Henry it's no wonder she's 09:50.160 --> 09:55.120 panicking quarrel sure mrs. Crane never mentioned any quarrel does boss no Mike 09:55.120 --> 09:59.400 she told us she and Henry Kellogg were on the best of terms she didn't tell you 09:59.400 --> 10:04.440 of her threats against him threats what threats mr. Kellogg suppose you tell us 10:04.440 --> 10:09.240 about that certainly mr. Keene you haven't met mrs. Crane's daughter Doris 10:09.240 --> 10:13.680 when you do you won't find it difficult to understand how she captured poor old 10:13.680 --> 10:19.080 uncle Henry's fancy he wanted to marry Doris Crane marry her well sure and I 10:19.080 --> 10:23.560 thought your uncle the murdered man was was in his 50s he was mr. Clancy and 10:23.560 --> 10:29.600 Doris Crane is 21 about two weeks ago her mother found out what was going on 10:29.600 --> 10:34.800 mrs. Crane nearly blew the roof off you mean she disapproved disapproved that's 10:34.800 --> 10:39.040 putting it mildly mr. Keene she told uncle Henry to stay away from her 10:39.040 --> 10:43.200 daughter that she'd see him dead before she'd let Doris marry him a man almost 10:43.200 --> 10:46.880 old enough to be Doris's grandfather well sure and I can't say that I blame 10:46.880 --> 10:52.920 the woman a young innocent girl like Doris Crane innocent mr. Clancy one 10:52.920 --> 10:57.360 would hardly use that description of Doris Crane she's as cold and 10:57.360 --> 11:02.120 calculating a female as you've ever met mr. Kellogg were you here when the 11:02.120 --> 11:06.200 housekeeper mrs. Crane threatened your uncle's life yes I was mr. Keene and 11:06.200 --> 11:10.880 how did Henry Kellogg react to it uncle Henry was very calm but he said he 11:10.880 --> 11:15.640 intended to go right on doing what he felt was best then mrs. Crane turned and 11:15.640 --> 11:20.400 left the room I'll never forget the look of hatred in her eyes well sure and he 11:20.400 --> 11:24.440 never said a word to us mr. Keene about her daughter being mixed up with a 11:24.440 --> 11:28.000 murdered man however Paul Kellogg has taken good care to mention it haven't 11:28.000 --> 11:32.720 you Paul Doris I didn't hear you come in no no you were much too busy trying to 11:32.720 --> 11:38.720 cast suspicion on my mother mr. Keene this is Doris Crane the housekeeper's 11:38.720 --> 11:43.120 daughter how do you do Doris this is my partner Mike Clancy pleased to meet you 11:43.120 --> 11:46.960 mr. Keene mother tells me she's asked your help in clearing her of suspicion 11:46.960 --> 11:51.280 in the murder well she's gonna need it with someone like Paul Kellogg spreading 11:51.280 --> 11:56.680 lies about her lies one moment please tell me Doris just what was your 11:56.680 --> 12:00.520 relationship with a murdered man Paul Kellogg why I plan to marry him mr. 12:00.520 --> 12:05.520 Keene he was head over heels in love with me of all the rotten luck for this 12:05.520 --> 12:09.440 to happen you don't mind my saying so Doris you don't seem grief-stricken 12:09.440 --> 12:14.800 about the murder of the man you loved I didn't say I loved Henry Kellogg I 12:14.800 --> 12:20.200 wanted to be Mr. to this estate I wanted expensive clothes jewels lots of money 12:20.200 --> 12:24.400 to spend he could have given me those things well I never heard anything so 12:24.400 --> 12:29.720 cold-blooded cold-blooded I'm simply being truthful mr. Clancy which is more 12:29.720 --> 12:33.440 than you can say for Henry Kellogg's nephew Paul just what is that supposed 12:33.440 --> 12:37.060 to mean why not tell mr. Keene about your own relationship with your uncle 12:37.060 --> 12:42.080 and just what was that relationship Doris mr. Keene Doris is making a 12:42.080 --> 12:45.880 mountain out of nothing I'm perfectly willing to tell you that uncle Henry and 12:45.880 --> 12:50.120 I never got along too well in fact two weeks ago he ordered you off the estate 12:50.120 --> 12:56.360 is that true mr. Kelo yes mr. Keene it's true I I told uncle Henry right to his 12:56.360 --> 12:59.760 face that I thought he was a fool for wanting to marry Doris a girl young 12:59.760 --> 13:04.040 enough to be his granddaughter he ordered me to get out of the house and I 13:04.040 --> 13:08.200 know that what Doris here is insinuating that I murdered uncle Henry to get his 13:08.200 --> 13:11.280 money I'm not so sure that you didn't poor Kellogg that's a lie you know very 13:11.280 --> 13:16.240 well I didn't mr. Kellogg do you inherit any of your murdered uncles estate no 13:16.240 --> 13:20.860 mr. Keene I haven't a chance of getting a penny of it I I'm not even mentioned 13:20.860 --> 13:24.960 in his will so I had no reason whatever to murder 13:24.960 --> 13:33.640 since preserves what was that it's mother came from a study come on Mike what is it 13:33.640 --> 13:37.880 mrs. Crane look there's a window boss it's a man trying to climb out after him 13:37.880 --> 13:42.080 Mike right sir oh no you don't be fuck all your staying right here 13:42.080 --> 13:46.320 for me keep away I'm warning you so it's a fighter after is it when I'm here 13:46.320 --> 13:53.040 there now oh yeah sneaking into other people's houses are you mrs. Crane do you 13:53.040 --> 13:58.560 know this man yes mr. Keene it's Jasper Gibbs the man I told you about the one 13:58.560 --> 14:03.800 whose farm was foreclosed by mr. Kellogg when now what do you think of that oh he 14:03.800 --> 14:08.560 gave me such a scare I was coming along the hall when I saw him at the desk in 14:08.560 --> 14:12.720 the study the minute I screamed he started for the window and Mike you'd 14:12.720 --> 14:17.240 better search Jasper Gibbs he may be armed no take your hands off my hold 14:17.240 --> 14:24.360 still now well no take a look at this boss a long ugly knife in the pocket of 14:24.360 --> 14:28.080 his overall give me that not until you tell us what you meant to do with it 14:28.080 --> 14:34.400 Jasper Gibbs and explain why you broke into this house I advise you to tell the 14:34.400 --> 14:39.120 truth because right now you appear to be the most logical suspect in Henry 14:39.120 --> 14:53.600 Kellogg's murder mr. 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Keene and the abandoned well murder case mr. Keene the great 16:01.300 --> 16:05.620 investigator and his partner Mike Plancy are investigating the mysterious murder 16:05.620 --> 16:10.360 of wealthy Henry Kellogg who was shot to death his body was found at the bottom 16:10.360 --> 16:16.160 of a well on an abandoned farm next to his estate a moment ago Jasper Gibbs an 16:16.160 --> 16:21.480 embittered old farmer was found hiding in the study of the Kellogg home now as 16:21.480 --> 16:25.600 Henry Kellogg's nephew Paul his housekeeper Rachel Crane and Rachel's 16:25.600 --> 16:30.280 daughter Doris look on mr. Keene is saying to Jasper Gibbs you'd better 16:30.280 --> 16:34.880 explain what you're doing here Jasper Gibbs I've got nothing to say you've got 16:34.880 --> 16:39.280 no right to question me he's got every right mr. this is mr. Keene mr. Keene 16:39.280 --> 16:44.320 the investigator all right I'll tell you why I come here when I heard about 16:44.320 --> 16:48.760 Henry Kellogg being murdered his body found in the old well on my farm your 16:48.760 --> 16:54.680 farm you mean the farmer joining this estate belongs to you was mine till 16:54.680 --> 16:58.480 Henry Kellogg foreclosed the mortgage and took it away from me and you swore 16:58.480 --> 17:03.280 that you would get even with him didn't you Gibbs well I I was pretty sore mr. 17:03.280 --> 17:07.120 Keene I I went to Henry Kellogg and I told him what I thought of him did you 17:07.120 --> 17:11.880 also tell him you would kill him well I maybe I did don't remember you know 17:11.880 --> 17:17.800 very well you did Jasper Gibbs keep out of this Rachel Crane mr. Keene I I come 17:17.800 --> 17:19.840 here to find out what they were saying about me 17:19.840 --> 17:24.360 mrs. Crane the housekeeper and our daughter Doris I came in and I hid in 17:24.360 --> 17:29.440 Henry Kellogg study or see what I could over here why that's ridiculous perhaps 17:29.440 --> 17:33.920 you meant to commit another murder what shout what's your accusation mrs. Crane 17:33.920 --> 17:39.200 maybe you won't talk so fast when I tell mr. Keene when I know about Henry 17:39.200 --> 17:44.160 Kellogg and your daughter what you know about me how dare you one moment Doris 17:44.160 --> 17:51.280 what is it you know Gibbs just this mr. Keene this girl Doris Crane she used to 17:51.280 --> 17:56.000 meet Henry Kellogg secretly down be the abandoned well the place where he was 17:56.000 --> 18:01.200 murdered I saw them there together a lot of times well and what if you did and I 18:01.200 --> 18:05.040 wouldn't be surprised if you met him there the other night Doris Crane and 18:05.040 --> 18:09.040 put that bullet through his heart mr. Keene this man's insane why should I 18:09.040 --> 18:13.420 murder Henry Kellogg I intended to marry him it's quite possible Doris that Henry 18:13.420 --> 18:17.640 Kellogg may have changed his mind about marrying you you admitted to me that you 18:17.640 --> 18:22.480 didn't love him perhaps he found that out mr. Keene well you don't know what 18:22.480 --> 18:27.280 you're saying my daughter Doris wouldn't commit a murder yes for you mrs. Crane 18:27.280 --> 18:31.040 the fact that you neglected to tell me you strongly opposed your daughter's 18:31.040 --> 18:35.520 relationship with Henry Kellogg that you even threatened him told you about that 18:35.520 --> 18:40.720 Paul Kellogg the murdered man's nephew yes I did mrs. Crane I felt mr. Keene 18:40.720 --> 18:45.080 should know all the facts including the fact that you and your uncle hated each 18:45.080 --> 18:49.560 other mr. Keene knows about my quarrels with uncle Henry he also knows that I 18:49.560 --> 18:53.800 would have had nothing to gain by killing him mr. Keene maybe I know 18:53.800 --> 18:57.920 something that'll help you what is it Jesper Gibbs if you'll come down to the 18:57.920 --> 19:02.320 old mill with me the old well the place where Henry Kellogg was murdered 19:02.320 --> 19:07.480 something I got to show you boss I'll bet it's a trick ain't no trick very well 19:07.480 --> 19:12.880 Gibbs now the rest of you wait here please come along Mike let's find out 19:12.880 --> 19:16.440 what it is that Jesper Gibbs is so anxious to show us at the scene of the 19:16.440 --> 19:18.680 murder 19:28.040 --> 19:36.800 there's the old well right up ahead mr. Keene so I see now then Gibbs what did 19:36.800 --> 19:41.640 you want to show us mr. Keene soon as I heard about Henry Kellogg being murdered 19:41.640 --> 19:46.680 here at the old well I came snooping around and I found something that the 19:46.680 --> 19:52.200 police didn't notice look right there where I'm pointing what is it mr. Keene 19:52.200 --> 19:56.720 sir there seems to be some tiny pieces of glass at the edge of the well Mike 19:56.720 --> 20:01.120 that's right and back at the house I seen the housekeeper's daughter Doris 20:01.120 --> 20:05.880 Crane she was wearing a necklace made of glass beads self-preservative right boss 20:05.880 --> 20:10.840 I saw the necklace myself and so did I Mike but Jesper Gibbs it seems to me 20:10.840 --> 20:15.040 you're very eager to plant suspicion on Doris Crane I'm only trying to help you 20:15.040 --> 20:19.440 find Henry Kellogg's murderer well I'll put these slivers of glass in my pocket 20:19.440 --> 20:24.040 Mike and I will be getting back to the house where are you staying Gibbs well I 20:24.040 --> 20:29.020 got a room in town I warn you don't try to leave or you may find yourself in an 20:29.020 --> 20:33.760 even more dangerous position than you already are come along Mike let's get 20:33.760 --> 20:45.400 back to Henry Kellogg's house 20:45.400 --> 20:51.040 and here's the front door mr. Keene they got the lights lit inside it's getting 20:51.040 --> 20:57.560 dark now ring the doorbell Mike and Mike remember not a word about those 20:57.560 --> 21:03.880 slivers of glass we found at the old well sure I won't say a thing sir oh mr. Keene 21:03.880 --> 21:11.440 and mr. Clancy come in yes mrs. Crane well what did that crazy old man Jesper 21:11.440 --> 21:15.760 Gibbs have to show you down at the well nothing of importance mrs. Crane of 21:15.760 --> 21:19.720 course not he's an eccentric old crackpot but completely harmless I'm not so sure 21:19.720 --> 21:24.980 Paul Kellogg in fact I've been wondering just why he sneaked in here a while ago 21:24.980 --> 21:29.400 and what he was doing at the desk in your uncle's study my uncle kept all his 21:29.400 --> 21:35.440 private papers in that desk mr. Keene do you think maybe Jasper Gibbs was trying 21:35.440 --> 21:39.040 to steal the mortgage papers hoping to get his farm back I'm afraid that 21:39.040 --> 21:43.160 wouldn't do him much good maybe we ought to keep the door to that study locked at 21:43.160 --> 21:47.320 least until uncle Henry's murder is caught I think that's a good idea mr. 21:47.320 --> 21:51.240 Kellogg none of your uncle's private papers should be touched until I've had 21:51.240 --> 21:55.440 a chance to go over them thoroughly in fact I want to search the entire study 21:55.440 --> 22:00.040 for a possible clue you want to do that now mr. Keene no it's getting late but 22:00.040 --> 22:04.240 Mike and I will do it first thing in the morning and mrs. Crane is there a room 22:04.240 --> 22:07.920 for us to spend the night in here in the house oh yes mr. Keene you and mr. 22:07.920 --> 22:13.040 Clancy can have the guest room on the second floor good and mrs. Crane do you 22:13.040 --> 22:18.840 have the key to Henry Kellogg study why yes here on the mantle mr. Kellogg 22:18.840 --> 22:22.800 always kept it in this little box would you give the key to Mike Clancy please 22:22.800 --> 22:29.760 but I why do you hesitate mrs. Crane I very well here's the key mr. Clancy 22:29.760 --> 22:34.680 thanks Mike I want you to lock the door to Henry Kellogg study and keep the key 22:34.680 --> 22:38.920 in your pocket right tomorrow morning we'll go over every inch of the study 22:38.920 --> 22:43.600 because I have a feeling we may discover something in that room which may lead us 22:43.600 --> 23:05.480 straight to Henry Kellogg's murderer 23:05.480 --> 23:11.480 very much keen it's 1 30 in the morning we've been hiding here and Henry Kellogg 23:11.480 --> 23:16.200 study for two hours I don't think we'll have much longer to wait Mike I'm sure 23:16.200 --> 23:21.200 none of them heard us come in here well boss do you think wait Mike someone's at 23:21.200 --> 23:27.800 the window quick let's get in that closet right sir leave the closet door 23:27.800 --> 23:33.880 open just a crack Mike so we can see and hear what goes on okay 23:33.880 --> 23:47.600 someone's claiming in the window just as I expected since preservers boss I'm 23:47.600 --> 24:00.280 like open the closet door Mike good evening Paul Kellogg King and Clancy 24:00.280 --> 24:04.720 what are you doing here we don't have to ask what you're doing here you came to 24:04.720 --> 24:08.840 get that envelope from the secret drawer in your uncle's desk hand it over please 24:08.840 --> 24:15.400 no the boss says to hand it over there's the envelope mr. King sir thank you Mike 24:15.400 --> 24:25.000 just take a look inside look at this Mike it's a fortune in negotiable bonds I 24:25.000 --> 24:29.160 should say at least two hundred thousand dollars worth give me those bonds I 24:29.160 --> 24:34.240 don't think so Paul Kellogg I'll need them as evidence that you murdered your 24:34.240 --> 24:37.760 uncle Henry Kellogg you're out of your mind keen you can't prove a thing I have 24:37.760 --> 24:42.000 evidence that puts you on the scene of the crime you claim that you first heard 24:42.000 --> 24:46.280 of your uncle's murder this morning but I found slivers of glass near the spot 24:46.280 --> 24:49.640 where he was shot to death what does that prove later I noticed that the 24:49.640 --> 24:53.720 crystal on your wristwatch is broken you must have smashed it when you pushed 24:53.720 --> 24:58.320 your uncle's body into the well it'll be an easy matter to prove that the slivers 24:58.320 --> 25:03.600 of glass came from your watch or your lick mr. so you may as well admit it all 25:03.600 --> 25:09.320 right I'll admit it I murdered my uncle to get those bonds a month ago I found 25:09.320 --> 25:13.600 out by accident that he kept them in that secret drawer in his desk nobody 25:13.600 --> 25:16.960 knew about them they weren't even mentioned in his will but I knew I'd 25:16.960 --> 25:21.000 have to work fast before he married that girl Doris crane and she found out about 25:21.000 --> 25:25.520 them so you murdered your uncle hoping to pin the crime on Doris or her mother 25:25.520 --> 25:30.560 you planned to come back here later to get hold of the hidden bonds but a few 25:30.560 --> 25:35.280 hours ago when you suggested the steady door be kept locked I suspected the 25:35.280 --> 25:39.600 truth that something was hidden in here that you were anxious to get your hands 25:39.600 --> 25:44.840 on so you laid a trap for me all right keen but you haven't trapped me yet get 25:44.840 --> 25:48.760 your hands up both of you watch it boss 25:50.760 --> 25:54.880 lucky I didn't put a bullet in your head Kellogg I was waiting for you to pull a 25:54.880 --> 25:59.720 gun so I shot right through me coat pocket good work Mike you can take Paul 25:59.720 --> 26:04.880 Kellogg into custody when he faces a judge and jury he'll learn the price 26:04.880 --> 26:08.520 he'll have to pay for murder 26:08.520 --> 26:23.440 and so mr. 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